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Table 3 Least-square means (LSM) and standard errors (SE) of body measurements per age group and sex, per genetic group and flock type, and per grazing mode and agro-ecological zone
BW (kg) (SE) | CG (cm) (SE) | BL (cm) (SE) | HW (cm) (SE) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Age group | ||||
Female | 1 to 2 years | 20.07 (0.61) | 62.5 (0.36) | 56.1 (0.39) | 51.4 (0.34) |
2 to 3 years | 23.75 (0.61) | 67.1 (0.29) | 58.8 (0.32) | 54.0 (0.27) | |
3 to 4 years | 25.74 (0.63) | 70.0 (0.33) | 61.3 (0.36) | 56.4 (0.31) | |
Over 4 years | 27.46 (0.63) | 72.2 (0.36) | 63.9 (0.39) | 57.9 (0.34) | |
Male | 1 to 2 years | 20.43 (0.79) | 68.0 (0.74) | 59.2 (0.83) | 57.5 (0.70) |
2 to 3 years | 23.39 (2.41) | 75.9 (1.41) | 67.5 (1.56) | 63.0 (1.33) | |
3 to years | 26.68 (1.25) | 73.2 (2.82) | 63.5 (3.13) | 61.7 (2.65) | |
Over 4 years | 28.93 (1.61) | 82.0 (1.99) | 72.9 (2.21) | 65.8 (1.87) | |
Type of flock | Type of breed | ||||
Local flock | Local | 22.06 (0.75) | 67.2 (0.24) | 59.0 (0.24) | 54.3 (0.20) |
Mixed flock | Boer crossbreds | 27.73 (1.21) | 71.9 (0.41) | 64.2 (0.41) | 59.0 (0.35) |
Local | 23.89 (1.29) | 67.1 (0.46) | 58.9 (0.47) | 53.9 (0.39) | |
Agro-ecological zone | Grazing mode | ||||
Congo-Nil-Crest | Mixed crops livestock system | 23.12 (0.83) | 67.8 (0.92) | 59.3 (0.94) | 53.7 (0.80) |
Herding | 22.65 (1.26) | 65.1 (0.86) | 57.4 (0.87) | 52.5 (0.75) | |
Herding/tethering | 23.32 (1.02) | 67.9 (0.99) | 58.0 (1.0) | 53.9 (0.86) | |
Central highlands | Mixed crops livestock system | 23.83 (0.55) | 68.0 (0.62) | 60.1 (0.63) | 54.8 (0.54) |
Herding | 23.03 (0.91) | 66.7 (0.81) | 58.5 (0.82) | 53.2 (0.71) | |
Herding/tethering | 23.09 (0.92) | 66.3 (0.55) | 58.6 (0.56) | 53.7 (0.47) | |
Depressions of the Northeast | Mixed crops livestock system | 26.51 (1.32) | 72.4 (1.95) | 63.6 (1.98) | 59.6 (1.69) |
Herding | 24.08 (0.55) | 67.6 (0.49) | 59.5 (0.5) | 55.4 (0.43) | |
Herding/tethering | 25.49 (1.06) | 66.5 (0.77) | 58.4 (0.78) | 54.7 (0.67) | |
Imbo | Herding | 27.47 (0.87) | 70.8 (0.45) | 62.1 (0.46) | 57.3 (0.39) |
Herding/tethering | 27.62 (1.57) | 69.5 (1.62) | 62.3 (1.65) | 56.2 (1.41) | |
Mumirwa | Mixed crops livestock system | 23.02 (0.83) | 70.1 (1.42) | 63.7 (1.44) | 57.8 (1.23) |
Herding | 25.86 (0.72) | 69.4 (0.57) | 61.5 (0.58) | 56.5 (0.49) | |
Herding/tethering | 24.75 (0.97) | 67.6 (0.79) | 60.0 (0.80) | 54.7 (0.68) |